Lucknow: The body of a woman judicial magistrate, Pratibha Gautam, was found in her house in Kanpur under mysterious circumstances on Sunday.
The body was discovered by her servant on Sunday morning who then informed the police. The body, which does not bear any injury marks, has been sent for post mortem.
The deceased, posted in Kanpur Dehat, was living in her official residence in the Circuit House Colony. According to neighbours, Pratibha Gautam had got married to Abhishek about four months ago and was now pregnant. Her husband, a lawyer in Delhi High Court, was not present in the house at the time of the incident.
The police have informed her relatives and forensic experts have been called in for further investigations. Police officials refused to comment on the possible reasons for the death until the post mortem report came in.
